Kansas earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 6 km SSE of Harper, Kansas

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 6 km SSE of Harper, Kansas on Sat, Jun 25, 2016, 7:55 PM CDT (00:55 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.7 5 km SSE of Harper, Kansas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2016-06-26 00:55:34 UTC
Depth
3.9 km (2.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.235° N, 98.006° W
Region
Kansas
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.2 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
105°
Stations used
10

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 158 in the 60 days after this one and 41 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.75 km SSE of Harper, Kansas · 3741 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.63 km ENE of Freeport, Kansas · 3741 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 1.75 km ENE of Mayfield, Kansas · 3740 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 3.410 km SSW of Spivey, Kansas · 3740 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 1
  5. 2.78 km W of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 3740 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 1.73 km ENE of Freeport, Kansas · 3739 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 3.49 km WNW of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 3739 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 1
  8. 1.75 km SE of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3738 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  9. 2.63 km SSE of Meno, Oklahoma · 3738 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 1.94 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3737 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  11. 1.85 km W of Argonia, Kansas · 3737 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  12. 2.7Oklahoma · 3737 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 2.612 km NNW of Lambert, Oklahoma · 3737 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  14. 3.28 km W of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 3735 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  15. 3.39 km N of Harper, Kansas · 3735 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 1
  16. 2.510 km WNW of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 3734 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 3.48 km W of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 3734 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  18. 2.88 km ESE of Hunter, Oklahoma · 3734 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  19. 1.54 km ESE of Caldwell, Kansas · 3734 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  20. 2.83 km ENE of Jet, Oklahoma · 3734 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  21. 2.26 km SSE of Harper, Kansas · 3733 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
  22. 1.72 km ENE of Freeport, Kansas · 3733 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  23. 2.26 km SSE of Harper, Kansas · 3733 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
  24. 1.56 km ESE of Anthony, Kansas · 3733 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  25. 1.66 km E of Bluff City, Kansas · 3732 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  26. 2.89 km W of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 3732 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  27. 1.66 km SSE of Harper, Kansas · 3732 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
  28. 2.96 km S of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3732 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  29. 2.69 km SSW of Spivey, Kansas · 3732 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  30. 2.810 km SSW of Spivey, Kansas · 3732 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  31. 2.0Kansas · 3732 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  32. 2.812 km N of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3732 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  33. 1.87 km S of Anthony, Kansas · 3732 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  34. 2.16 km SSE of Harper, Kansas · 3732 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
  35. 2.612 km N of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3731 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  36. 3.510 km SSW of Spivey, Kansas · 3731 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 2
  37. 2.517 km SW of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 3730 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  38. 1.6Kansas · 3730 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  39. 2.55 km NE of Avard, Oklahoma · 3730 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  40. 2.64 km NE of Avard, Oklahoma · 3729 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 1
  41. 2.94 km SSE of Braman, Oklahoma · 3729 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 1
  42. 2.38 km NNE of Mayfield, Kansas · 3729 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  43. 2.5Oklahoma · 3728 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  44. 2.7Oklahoma · 3728 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  45. 1.99 km NE of Mayfield, Kansas · 3728 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  46. 3.06 km SE of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3728 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  47. 2.78 km WNW of Medford, Oklahoma · 3727 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 9
  48. 3.05 km NE of Avard, Oklahoma · 3727 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 1
  49. 1.88 km NNE of Mayfield, Kansas · 3727 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  50. 2.617 km SW of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 3727 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  51. 2.56 km NNE of Medford, Oklahoma · 3726 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 1
  52. 1.62 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3726 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
  53. 1.5Kansas · 3726 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  54. 2.512 km NNW of Lambert, Oklahoma · 3724 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  55. 1.98 km SSE of Anthony, Kansas · 3724 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  56. 2.14 km NNE of Freeport, Kansas · 3724 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
  57. 3.016 km SW of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 3723 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  58. 3.08 km SE of Byron, Oklahoma · 3723 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 1
  59. 3.27 km W of Jet, Oklahoma · 3723 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  60. 1.66 km SW of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3722 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away

The first 60 of 158.

Before

  1. 2.67 km SSW of Cheney, Kansas · 3741 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 3
  2. 3.14 km ESE of Caldwell, Kansas · 3741 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 1.85 km ENE of Mayfield, Kansas · 3743 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 1.53 km NW of Anthony, Kansas · 3743 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 1.58 km NNW of Argonia, Kansas · 3743 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  6. 2.55 km WNW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 3744 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  7. 2.95 km WNW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 3744 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  8. 1.65 km ENE of Danville, Kansas · 3744 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  9. 3.32 km SSE of Avard, Oklahoma · 3744 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
  10. 2.0Kansas · 3745 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  11. 2.53 km NW of Anthony, Kansas · 3745 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 4
  12. 1.65 km ESE of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3745 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  13. 3.52 km W of Aline, Oklahoma · 3745 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 2.74 km NE of Lambert, Oklahoma · 3745 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  15. 1.74 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3746 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  16. 3.04 km SSE of Braman, Oklahoma · 3747 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  17. 3.37 km W of Carmen, Oklahoma · 3748 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  18. 1.610 km ESE of Bluff City, Kansas · 3748 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
  19. 2.67 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3750 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  20. 2.87 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3750 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ismpkansas70191913. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:00 PM UTC.